Stable Pakistan not in India's interest

Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 27 May 2012

Indians pose the biggest threat to the union of India. The reason is simple. An average Indian does not constitute a nation but is merely an individual. His personal well-being overrides all other considerations including the national...

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Why India needs a survival strategy

Issue: Vol. 27.2 Apr-Jun 2012 | Date: 22 March 2012

Imperial China first gobbled up pacifist Tibet and now demands major territorial concessions from pacifist India to protect the flanks of the conquered land.

With the imminent withdrawal of the exhausted Western forces from Afghanistan,...

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Iran Israel spat: National Interest is Supreme

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 February 2012

India appears to be caught in crossfire between Iran and Israel.

New Delhi should evaluate the strategic dividends that accrue from Iran and Israel before it responds to the developing crisis.

There are many advantages in our...

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If we don't defend, then there is nothing left to develop!

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 February 2012

Primary key to India’s emergence as a successful global power lies on the ability to acquire and imbibe superior defence technologies in the knowledge-based society of the 21st century.

It is strange that we expect our police and...

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Pakistan at War with Itself

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 March 2012

In the coming years, Islamabad will remain pre-occupied with internal strife without respite due to multiple contradictions arising out of the use of terrorism primarily against New Delhi as a tool of foreign policy.

Democratic voices...

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Is Memogate Scandal planted by ISI?

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 January 2012

Pakistan is known NATO ally of United States. The Ambassador of Pakistan therefore is a very important player in Washington. He has full access to the top people both in the State Department and in Pantagon. This is particularly true due to the...

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The myths on Pakistan

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 January 2012

Indians have been spoon-fed for decades that stable Pakistan alone is necessary for India’s growth. Or that united Pakistan poses less threat than fragmented Pakistan. The myth propagated is that in case Pakistan breaks, the population of...

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Game Plan for Return of Musharraf

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 January 2012

There is a clear link between Musharraf’s announcements to fight elections in 2012 and lead his party, propping up of Imran Khan, and Pakistan Army and the ISI. In a pre-planned move Musharraf has been garnering international support to...

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If Pakistan splinters...

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 May 2012

If Pakistan splinters, it will hit the biggest stakeholder and benefactor China. In order to safeguard its strategic interests, Beijing therefore will make every endeavor to prevent the breakup of Pakistan, even to the...

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Blueprint to tackle Maoists

Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 24 March 2012

THE BIG PICTURE

Confronted with the Maoist menace, Civil Administration’s incompetence is making mountain out of a molehill by suggesting induction of the military.

The threat posed by the Maoists to the Union cannot be compared to...

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